What's your Backpack rifle?

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05 February 2013, 07:58

sambarman338

quote:
Originally posted by Seamaster:
Mostly I shoot 210 Nosler partitions.

That's a good one for all sorts of game, I believe, though Elmer would suggest woodchucks

It sounds a good choice in a light rifle for deer, sheep and goats at long range.

06 February 2013, 20:43

Seamaster

Who is this Elmer of whom you speak?

I have taken dozens of elk with this bullet.

08 February 2013, 09:11

sambarman338

quote:
Originally posted by Seamaster:
Who is this Elmer of whom you speak?

I have taken dozens of elk with this bullet.

I've heard the 210gr Nosler actually holds together better than the 275gr Speer - but of course the latter was meant for bear at 275 yards

08 February 2013, 22:58

artshaw

IF I am forced to backpack, it's a S&W 329 stoked w/300gr hardcasts and a max load of H110.

Honestly I find the view off a 16 hands quarter horse much nicer and he can backpack ANY gun(s) I want to drag along in the scabbard(s) while I still have the 329 in a Tanker holster.

There was/is a reason Horses were/are domesticated !

09 February 2013, 04:35

Don B

Just got a Hill Country Arms .260 Remington Sheep hunter. My new mountain rifle

09 February 2013, 06:33

AKsheephunter

quote:
Originally posted by Don B:
Just got a Hill Country Arms .260 Remington Sheep hunter. My new mountain rifle

Would like to see some pics of this rifle....

10 February 2013, 02:04

Snowwolfe

Blaser R8. Will easily fit inside my Barneys backpack. In less than a minute I can have it ready to shoot.

16 February 2013, 03:25

.429

For Ray Sendoro
For that Enfield, a Choate folding stock for a Rem 870, a file and about five minutes for fitting will reduce the length, and if you cut that barrel back to about 18", the overall length comes to about 30 inches or less folded. At that length it will fit inside a back pack for transport to and from.
With the right sling the rifle can be carried across in front of you as you hike.

I've made a couple of these and they are handy.

16 February 2013, 21:40

woodelf

Mine is a kimber Montana 7mm-08 with a leupold vx-3 2.5x8. Talley light weight rings and aluminum trigger guard just a hair under 6 lbs.

16 February 2013, 21:49

AKsheephunter

quote:
Originally posted by woodelf:
Mine is a kimber Montana 7mm-08 with a leupold vx-3 2.5x8. Talley light weight rings and aluminum trigger guard just a hair under 6 lbs.

Now you just need to kill something with it.....lol

18 February 2013, 16:43

Anders

I'm getting a new backpack rifle as we speak. I'm not sure if it really falls into the backpack category, but my intention is to use it as such.

It's a Rem 700 AWR, from custom shop, chambered in 7mm Rem Mag. I might try lightening the action a little bit, and putting on lightweight rings and a neet scope.

18 February 2013, 20:13

Rockdoc

Mine's a cerakoted 260Rem Montana with Zeiss 2.5-8x in Talley lightweights, comes in about six pounds and handles very nicely.

Cheers, Chris

02 April 2013, 04:39

tarbe

Kimber M84 in 308 with Talley and Leupold 2.5-8X.

Going up into the Frank in September!

02 April 2013, 06:57

Full Roar

I have gotten real fond of a TC Pro Hunter in 300 Win Mag with a Leopold 4-14 50mm scope with the ballistic plex. Super accurate, a great all purpose round, weighs in around 7 lbs total, very comfortable to carry and fits into my eberlistock back pack handily and I can take it apart when done with it and stow it in almost any back pack. Its also my travel gun, I took it to New Zealand last year with an extra 22-250 barrel. Small easy to transport case, hell most people at the airport dont even know its a gun case

09 April 2013, 22:39

I Shooter

It would depend on what I was going after. Most of the time I use a Encore 358 Winchester.

10 April 2013, 20:30

22Rimfire

Mine is a Remington 308 LTR with a Mark IV [IMG:left]

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11 April 2013, 20:28

Larry Sellers

All depends on where and what I am hunting. Could be a Chipmunk 22lr or a 50cal BMG. The Quarry determines the medicine needed.

Larry Sellers
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12 April 2013, 17:20

Gerry

quote:
Blaser K95 break open single shot.

Like "montero" this is my choice as well; not a long range cartridge the 7x57R but with 140 gr. BT's it does fine and is light enough for my limited amount of "mountain" hunting at 7lbs. w/Zeiss 3-9x50, sling and 1 round of ammo.

For just "Out & About"; hiking or on horseback I carry a Marlin Model 1894 & Ruger new(er) model Super Blackhawk, both in 44 Mag.

28 April 2013, 08:13

sambarman338

quote:
Originally posted by .429:
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With the right sling the rifle can be carried across in front of you as you hike...

Have you seen the 'Safari sling'? The ends are bifurcated to slip over the barrel and butt so the rifle hangs scope up horizontally at side/front. You can glass with two hands etc but shoot with a second's notice. You wouldn't want it on safari, though, as the barrel would spend much time pointed straight at the guy in front.

09 May 2013, 03:50

Fury01

sambarman338,
As to the Nosler 210 and the Speer 275 Semi spritzer; I am not sure how the Nosler 210 could hold together better than the Speer 275, not to knock the Nosler.
I only ever recovered one Speer 275. It was fired into a big old bull elk at about 425 yards, it broke both front shoulders, and pulverized the spine in-between in a span of several vertebra, stopping under the skin on the other side and weighed 212 Grains. The local meat cutter who cut him up for me said, "I have been cutting Elk for 20 years and I have never seen one bullet break that much bone." I also shot a large cow elk in the right flank and out her left neck shoulder junction at about 360 yards, tipping her over at impact, and then kept right on going into the oak brush. A bit over 3 foot of elk, and as Elmer described, "a silver dollar hole in and a silver dollar hole out and you can eat up the hole."
Again, The Nosler 210 is a great bullet but "Holding together" better/more than the Speer 275 is not how it does it. It expands quickly, shedding the front half, and then holds the rear core together very well as it penetrates.

09 May 2013, 22:07

mart

I tend to use whatever rifle strikes my fancy at the time. My long time back packrifle is a Remington 700 LH KS Mountain rifle in 300 H&H. It has many trips and critters under it's belt. It wears a 4x Leupold.

This year I will pack my Model 70 in 400 Whelen. Yes, even sheep hunting if I can manage a trip this year. It wears a 3x Leupold.

I've backpack hunted with those two, my model 70 35 Whelen and a Montana 99 375 H&H. I'm less concerned, I guess, with the weight of my rifle than I am the weight of my pack. I've never felt burdened by an 8-9 pound rifle. I'm just happy to be afield with my favorite rifles.

Mart

"...I advise the gun. While this gives a moderate exercise to the body, it gives boldness, enterprize, and independance to the mind. Games played with the ball and others of that nature, are too violent for the body and stamp no character on the mind. Let your gun therefore be the constant companion of your walks." Thomas Jefferson

10 January 2014, 19:39

mikem0553

I have been using a pre 64 M.70 featherweight in 308 with a 3x weaver scope. Very light and fits like a glove. Just got a Ruger hawkeye in 338 RCM with a lue. 3x9 that I'm pretty fond of. Short barrel and fairly light.

13 January 2014, 09:21

waterrat

quote:
Originally posted by woodelf:
Mine is a kimber Montana 7mm-08 with a leupold vx-3 2.5x8. Talley light weight rings and aluminum trigger guard just a hair under 6 lbs.

same here except mine is .308

15 January 2014, 11:17

BrettAKSCI

quote:
Originally posted by Buglemintoday:
Curious to see what everyone has chosen as their mountain/Backpack rifles. Calibers/Weights/Rifle Scopes/etc

Bansner, 7mm wsm, 7 lbs loaded, Swarovski Z3 3-9 for sheep in Alaska and Swarovski Z5 3.5-18 for international/long range hunting.

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Rhyme of the Sheep Hunter
May fordings never be too deep, And alders not too thick; May rock slides never be too steep And ridges not too slick.
And may your bullets shoot as swell As Fred Bear's arrow's flew; And may your nose work just as well As Jack O'Connor's too.
May winds be never at your tail When stalking down the steep; May bears be never on your trail When packing out your sheep.
May the hundred pounds upon you Not make you break or trip; And may the plane in which you flew Await you at the strip.
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15 January 2014, 19:58

Skyline

Mine is built on a German mauser action, Douglas air gauge barrel in .338 Win. Mag. Cerakoted and a Bell and Carlson synthetic stock. All of it is just plain black. Older 3-9 Leupold compact scope. Not real light, but you can carry it all day and not worry about its weight…….. at least I don't.

It's a tack driver and I can handle anything that comes along on any hunt in the north.

16 January 2014, 08:47

John Galt

I have a matching pair of Weatherby Mark V Super Big Gamemaster's, one in .300 Win Mag with a 22" bbl and the other in .257 Wby Mag with a 26" bbl. They both are scoped with Swaro Z3's 4-12x50 in Leupold rings on Leupold bases. I can't recall the weight of the .300 but I recall it was less than 7 lbs loaded with a sling. I took that rifle to Africa a year and a half ago and shot several plains game species with it- I'll never sell those two!

-John

03 February 2014, 17:34

juanpozzi

mauser 300 winchester magnum 20 inches barrel,marlinguide gun 4570 ,czbrno fox 223 ,depends terrain and what im hunting .

04 February 2014, 05:06

TEUTONIC

custom made ADAMY GEBRUDER,SINGLE SHOT,BREAK OPEN,7X65R,,,

24 March 2014, 09:06

sambarman338

quote:
Originally posted by Fury01:
sambarman338,
As to the Nosler 210 and the Speer 275 Semi spritzer; I am not sure how the Nosler 210 could hold together better than the Speer 275, not to knock the Nosler.
I only ever recovered one Speer 275. It was fired into a big old bull elk at about 425 yards, it broke both front shoulders, and pulverized the spine in-between in a span of several vertebra, stopping under the skin on the other side and weighed 212 Grains. The local meat cutter who cut him up for me said, "I have been cutting Elk for 20 years and I have never seen one bullet break that much bone." I also shot a large cow elk in the right flank and out her left neck shoulder junction at about 360 yards, tipping her over at impact, and then kept right on going into the oak brush. A bit over 3 foot of elk, and as Elmer described, "a silver dollar hole in and a silver dollar hole out and you can eat up the hole."
Again, The Nosler 210 is a great bullet but "Holding together" better/more than the Speer 275 is not how it does it. It expands quickly, shedding the front half, and then holds the rear core together very well as it penetrates.

Sorry I didn't get back earlier but somehow stopped checking this thread last year. I'm glad the Speer is a good bullet. I've still got a few around and must load 'em up.

I'm interested to see Mart's rifle and scope selection, as well - also quite Elmerian. I too favour low-powered scopes and worry about the stability of modern variables with high power multiples.

24 March 2014, 20:58

sheephunterab

My new mountain toy. A 6.5 Creedmor with 3-15x42 Zeiss HD5 and Rapid Z800. Shooting 129-grain SST.

14 April 2014, 06:41

ted thorn

My backpack rifle.....funny

Kimber 84L 3006

16 April 2014, 13:04

Brad

quote:
Originally posted by ted thorn:
My backpack rifle.....funny

Kimber 84L 3006

I'm wondering what's funny?

18 April 2014, 07:44

AKsheephunter

here ya go.... Rifles INC 280 AI.

19 April 2014, 03:45

Frostbit

quote:
Originally posted by AKsheephunter:
here ya go.... Rifles INC 280 AI.

Nice one Chuck, you got me by over a pound.

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21 April 2014, 07:23

ted thorn

quote:
Originally posted by Brad:
quote:
Originally posted by ted thorn:
My backpack rifle.....funny

Kimber 84L 3006

I'm wondering what's funny?

The rifle isn't my chuckle.....I love my 84L.....I'm more of a day packer

21 April 2014, 18:40

Brad

quote:
Originally posted by ted thorn:
quote:
Originally posted by Brad:
quote:
Originally posted by ted thorn:
My backpack rifle.....funny

Kimber 84L 3006

I'm wondering what's funny?

The rifle isn't my chuckle.....I love my 84L.....I'm more of a day packer

Gotchya. Now I understand.

I wonder how many that answered this thread truly DO backpack with a rifle after game, or whether a "backpack rifle" is just one more of many niches covered in the endless quest to own as many rifles as there are niches to fill!

"But darling, I don't have a backpack rifle"...